Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-08

A1fhsr o. the Alleged FnraelR Letter
Relieved - BE Feund.

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KxAMIMED cEosRLK.
A1fheF % the Alleged PnFaelR Letter
| Relieved - BE Round.
Luoo1N (Heh. }, Nay THE follow
| ina is furnished the Associated Press
By JOAN n. Safton. Secretary Of the
Irish National League ef America
John fitzgerald, President Of The
Iriah National League 81 America, re-
Gently submitted the London TimSs' fac
sizlile Of an alleged Parneli lstter, 70
/ gsthsr With documents In the poasss-
sion Of Patrick Ea0an. In the hand.
writing ef Richard Pigott, formerly
propEistor Of the Dublin TrSshasan, 10 4
committee consisting Of Governor
IhAyer. Treasurer Willow. Auditor
Babc0ck, Mayor Sawyer, Postmaster
Watkins and the cashiers Of The city
banks. Today the committee reported
a follows:
ave, the undersigned. have. a. the
request Of John Fitzgerald, President
Of the Irish National League, carefully
examined tbs fac sissils published In
the London Times Of the 18th Of Aprii,
alleged 10 have been written bv Hon.
Charles 8. PArnell; also letters signed
By Richard PiQott, addressed 10 Nj.
Patrick Egan. dated June Is, 1875; De-
cember 8 and p. 1880; January II. 1880,
and March 8. 1881; also an inclosurs
contained inside Of the letter of March
8, 1881. and We have no hesitati0n In
saying thai The alleged fac sinails and
the The said letters and Enclosures we're
written BY the same hand"
The doeuments referred TO we're let
ters from Pigott, wherein be tried to
blaokmail the League through the
United States Treasury nader the pre-
tense that be had been offered i've hun
dFed shillines TO publish q fictitious
articles In relation 10 the League fand,
prepared fef the purposeof discrediting
the League and the letter TO him from
these agents, which he enclosed a. .
proof of his statement. In his
letter 10 the Treasurer Of the
League Pieott said that be vas
on the verge of fiuaAoial ruin and |
must have money. He woald suppress |
the Dublin Castle article, however, IL |
the leag1e would make hin g temporary |
loan Of 800 shiIlinRs. These letters and |
the fac -simile Of the alleged Paruell |
letter, the committee above named be- |
lisved TO be In the handwriting Of the |
same man.
Seven Monhaars Inspected.
WAsHrHoroN. May THE Naval In
spection Board has returned from the
visit Of inspection to the seven moui- |
tors at City Point. They were found TO
be all in excellent asndition, four Of /
them, the Wyanaotte, Oattskill, Lehi0h |
and Ajax, being ready for active SER
vice, and three, the Mahopaoi, Manhat-
tan and Canonious, being suitable for
harbor defense.
WILL Become a Duchess.
MApRrp, May THE daughter Of the
Marquis Of Totomayor, Whe is 10 wed
Senior Oanovas Del Castillo. is a veal
thy heiress and has fer the past
eighteen years bsen the belle of Madrid
salons. She is 81 years Of age. The
Queen Of Spain will bestow upper her
the title Of Duchess on the occasion of
Der marriage.
The Washington Monument VIII be
Closed.
wAsHrNareN. May THE Washing
ton Monsmeat Oommittee. this after
noon. held meeting 10 discuss the ad-
OF closing the monument 10
the public after June LIST, on account OF
the continued acts Of vandalism which
are pegpstrated by visitors. The mar
ble 10 chipped In many places, while the
brUnxe letters Of the Swiss tablet have
many Of them been forced Of aud
carried away as mementoea. The silver
ornamentations of the Nevada stone
have also been mutilaied and the CON-
mittss is determined TO put 9 stop 10
these diagraceful acts, even II 10 do It
Il is necessary 10 deny visitors further
entrance 10 the shaft.
Revived Interest.
NEW YoAx, May 7.-Interess In the |
Baltimore and Ohio Road has been re-
vived By o story that q meeting Of the
Baltimore a OHIO Directors will be held |
soon, at which the resignation Of sever
al Of the present Directors will be re-
ceived. and their places flled by men, |
hers chosen by Otnsinnati Hamilton a |
Dayton, Lake Erie 4 Western and the |
Richmspd Terminal Companies. Rob |
srt Garrett, c. E. Brice. 6aml. Thomas,
Henry s. Joes, George J. 6eney, Alfred |
SuIIey, and Geo. H. StayneF are men
toned as among the members Of q syn
dieats bsyinq control Of the road bat ID |
Ia said that some Of them will only have |
small interest In 10.
Evidence Of Volcanoes In Arizona.
NooALEs, ARIA. May Later 40
counts received here tend 10 show that
the report Of Q volcano having broken
oct In the MILESTONE Mountains is true.
A gentleman Who arrived from Sonora
says: "That there is strene evidences sf
volcanic eruptions at . point about 20
miles southeast Of Maealena," aud he
states, shat one peak is throwing cut
large volumes OF smoke accompanied
By streaks Of lava" The smoke and Are
san be distinctly seen from several
points alsnQ the line Of the Sonora
RailFoad. As far - can be ascertsined
the volcano is In the Sierra Asula range.
From the appearance Of the country
and the heavy earthquakes that have
oocarrsd, Il Il believed that ether vol
canoes vill break fOrsh In fev days.
I've saFlkes In San Rrnncaseo.
San FRAHcIsoo. May 1.-Two strikes
phia Brewery, where the union men
vent out beeauss non-union employees
we're net diacharRed. Their places we're
promptly 6lled By moo union nes, abozt
IS IN numbeg. TIE BFsWer's Protective
Association, composed Of all the brew
cry pfoprietoFs Of this city, at O meeting
held this sfteFnoon declared 9 lockaai
against all union men. 20 30 into eaecs
immediately. TIE othsr strike vas BY
the bakers, caused By Q refassl Of the
rroprietoFs Of bakeries 10 shorten the
heaFs Of smployment and 10 disoharFs
non unisn men. Nest Of the employers
had eouplisd wfth thess demands aad
the strikers number only about 20 men.
stase sf war In AbyHsinla.
WAaETS0Tox. May The Depart
maut Of State has informed the Treas
ury DepartDeaf thas state Of var az
isis In Ahyasinia and thai q hlockads
hes been established On ias soast from
Awphyilo 10 : paint opposite the island8
81 Dafnein- Our oustsms ofFiesrs have
bssn instructed 10 give no. lee Of sbe
bloekade 10 all parties IN shipmont of
goods % Abyasanis-
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